Chris Downing Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just for interest, did anyone else have an Aeropiccola spring powered engine starter? I just came across the old instructions from mine. I bought this from a model shop in Middlesbrough, in the 1970s, because electric starters were too expensive. Strongly made from metal, this starter worked by winding the front up a few times then positioning it on the spinner or prop nut and pressing the trigger - wang! It sort of worked but my engine was stubborn, so I performed hundreds of wangs trying to start this engine and ended up with sore fingers from repeated winding up! I would leave it a day or two to recover then off I went again. Attached is the instruction sheet ( hopefully I am not infringing any copyright by posting them here; if Aeropiccola are still in business this should be a nice thing for them to see one of their old products highlighted). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Never had one but do remember the adverts. I seem to remember there was another type on sale that had a pistol grip and a small flywheel, anyone recall such an item ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Chris Downing, Thank you for sharing. I had never seen or heard of that, although I do have an Aeropiccola scroll saw, so I'm familiar with the company. It could be ideal for starting some of the smaller glows which just don't have enough inertia in the prop for a good flick start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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